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Supreme Court allows interviews to be used in Gowun Park murder trial

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Supreme Court allows interviews to be used in Gowun Park murder trial
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday morning ruled evidence obtained during four interviews of a murder suspect may be used in the suspect's murder trial. West Des Moines police have charged Gowun Park, a former professor at Simpson College, with the 2020 murder of her husband, Sung Nam. Nam was found dead and tied to a chair in the couple's home.Iowa's high court ruled statements Park made during her first four police interviews will be allowed in court. Park sought to have them tossed out.

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday morning ruled evidence obtained during four interviews of a murder suspect may be used in the suspect's murder trial.

West Des Moines police have charged Gowun Park, a former professor at Simpson College, with the 2020 murder of her husband, Sung Nam. Nam was found dead and tied to a chair in the couple's home.

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Iowa's high court ruled statements Park made during her first four police interviews will be allowed in court.

Park sought to have them tossed out.